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User: Jarrod Rhoades

Created on: 2023-08-11

Observation Date 2023-08-11

Comment:
Irrigated corn in the LTER Irrigated Resource Gradient Experiment (Irrigated N-rate Study). Equipment used: Irrigated with the Valley 8000 Linear Irrigation System. Amount of water applied: 0.95 inch of water was applied (as measured by six rain gauges) Irrigation system delay setting: 21; Irrigation pressure: 22 psi; Pressure at the pump: 50 psi. Time of application was between 9:50 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Weather conditions at 9:40 a.m. Cloudy , 68.6 °F, wind 4-9 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 4.67 mph) wind gust 9.23 mph, from the South, relative humidity 70.5%. Weather conditions at 11:40 a.m. Cloudy, 72.7 °F, wind 6-14 mph (3m high 5 minute average wind speed was 6.23 mph), wind gust 14.06 mph, from the South, relative humidity 78.2%. Meter reading at the start of irrigation event: 5,727,659.0; Meter reading at the end of irrigation event: 5,737,833.6; Total gallon of water used in this irrigation event (as measure by a in-line water meter): A minimum amount of 10,174.6 gallons of water was applied at time of irrigation.; The flow meter froze and stopped counting early on during irrigation event. The total should have been closer to 50,000 gallons judging off other recent irrigation events. Average ? gallons per minute (as measure by a in-line water meter).

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Irrigation

Activities:

Worker: Jarrod Rhoades
Equipment: Linear irrigation system,Valley Model 8000, 360° drops every 10', total length 230' • Material: H2O @ 0.95 inch per acre

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